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Vol.  Xlll  University  of  Maine,  Orono,  March- April,  1911  No.  7 


University  of  Maine 

College  of  Agriculture 

Department  of  Forestry 


1911  - 1912 


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College  of  Agriculture 

Department  of  Forestry 


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CONTENTS 


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Calendar 5 

Officers 7 

F acuity 7 

Establishment  and  Purpose 8 

Equipment 8 

Forestry 9 

Terms  of  Admission 12 

Entrance  Requirements 13 

Requirements  in  Detail 14 

Requirements  for  Graduation 22 

Student  Expenses 22 

Degree 25 

Opportunities  after  Graduation 25 

The  Curriculum 25 

Description  of  Courses 27 

Objects  of  the  Curriculum 36 

List  of  Students 37 


Illustrations 

Agricultural  Building 

Students  Studying  Birch  Growth 

Students  Studying  White  Pine 

Foresters'  Camp 

Students  Preparing  Forest  Maps 

A View  of  the  Campus 

Biological  Laboratory 


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CALENDAR 


FALL  SEMESTER,  1911 

September  15,  16,  18,  19,  Arrearage  examinations. 

September  15,  16,  18,  19,  Entrance  examinations. 


September 

15,  Friday, 

8.00  a.  m.  Algebra. 

Elementary  Algebra 
(Short  Pharmacy). 

4.30  p.  m.  English  History. 

Botany. 

1.30  p.  m.  Latin. 

4.30  p.  m.  Roman  History. 

September 

16,  Saturday, 

Solid  Geometry. 

September 

16,  Saturday, 

10.00  a.  m.  French. 

German. 

1.30  p.  m.  English. 

4.30  a.  m.  English  History. 

September 

18,  Monday, 

8.00  a.  m.  American  History  and 
Civil  Government. 
Trigonometry. 

10.00  a.  m.  Plane  Geometry. 

1.30  p.  m.  Physics. 

September 

19,  Tuesday, 

8.00  a.  m.  Greek. 

Physiology. 

10.00  a.  m.  Greek  History. 

1.30  p.  m.  Physiography. 

September 

20,  Wednesday, 

Registration  begins,  1.30  p.  m. 

September 

21,  Thursday, 

First  chapel  service,  11  a.  m. 

November 

21,  Tuesday, 

Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

November 

22,  Wednesday, 

Thanksgiving  recess  begins,  5.30 
P.  M. 

November 

27,  Monday, 

Thanksgiving  recess  ends,  12  m. 

December 

8,  Friday, 

Sophomore  prize  declamations. 

December 

22,  Friday, 

Christmas  recess  begins,  5.30  p.  m. 

1912 

January 

2,  Tuesday, 

Christmas  recess  ends,  7.45  a.  m. 

February 

2,  Friday, 

Fall  semester  ends. 

SPRING  SEMESTER,  1912 

February 

3,  Saturday, 

Registration. 

February 

5,  Monday, 

Spring  semester  begins. 

June 

12,  Wednesday, 

Com  mEncement. 

DEPARTMENT  OF  FORESTRY 


APPOINTING  BOARD 

Frank  E.  Mace,  State  Forest  Commissioner,  Augusta,  Maine 
Robert  Judson  AeEy,  Ph.  D.,  LL.  D., 

President  of  the  University,  Orono,  Maine 

Payson  Smith,  M.  A.,  LL.  D.,  Litt.  D., 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools,  Augusta,  Maine 


FACULTY  FOR  THE  FORESTRY  CURRICULUM 

ROBERT  JUDSON  ALEY,  Ph.  D.,  EL.  D.,  President  of  the  University 
JAMES  NORRIS  HART,  Sc.  D., 

Dean  of  the  University  and  Professor  of  Mathematics  and  Astronomy 
LEON  STEPHEN  MERRILL,  M.  D., 

Dean  of  the  College  of  Agriculture 
LUCIUS  HERBERT  MERRILL,  Sc.  D., 

Professor  of  Biological  and  Agricultural  Chemistry 
JACOB  BERNARD  SEGALL,  Ph.  D., 

Professor  of  Romance  Languages 
HAROLD  SHERBURNE  BOARDMAN,  C.  E., 

Professor  of  Civil  Engineering 
CHARLES  PARTRIDGE  WESTON,  C.  E.,  M.  A., 

Professor  of  Mechanics  and  Drawing 
CHARLES  BARTO  BROWN,  C.  E., 

Professor  of  Railroad  Engineering 
ROLAND  PALMER  GRAY,  M.  A,  Professor  of  English 

RALPH  HARPER  McKEE,  Ph.  D,  Professor  of  Chemistry 

GARRETT  WILLIAM  THOMPSON,  Ph.  D.,  Professor  of  German 
CHARLES  ALBERT  VARNUM,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  U.  S.  A, 

Professor  of  Military  Science  and  Tactics 
EDGAR  RAMEY  WINGARD,  M.  S., 

Professor  of  Physical  Culture  and  Director  of  Athletics 
MINTIN  ASBURY  CHRYSLER,  Ph.  D,  Professor  of  Biology 

JOHN  MANVERS  BRISCOE,  M.  F„  Professor  of  forestry 

GEORGE  EDWARD  SIMMONS,  M.  S.,  Professor  of  Agronomy 
EDSON  FORBES  HITCHINGS,  M.  S., 

Associate  Professor  of  Horticulture 
Assistant  Professor  of  Domestic  Science 


LAURA  COMSTOCK, 


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The  list  given  above  includes  the  heads  of  all  departments  in  which 
instruction  is  required  in  the  curriculum  in  Forestry.  Additional  in- 
struction is  given  by  other  members  of  the  departments  represented 
in  this  list  and,  in  elective  courses,  by  other  members  of  the  University 
Faculty.  Special  lectures  are  given,  as  arranged,  by  members  of  the 
United  States  Forest  Service,  of  the  State  Department  of  Forestry,  and 
of  faculties  of  other  forest  schools. 

DEPARTMENT  OF  FORESTRY 

Establishment  and  Purpose 

The  Department  of  Forestry  at  the  University  of  Maine  was  estab- 
lished in  1902  and  is  the  oldest  undergraduate  school  of  forestry  in  the 
United  States.  In  the  State  of  Maine  where  the  lumber  and  pulp  inter- 
ests are  so  great,  the  need  of  such  a department  was  early  recognized. 
The  object  of  the  department  is  to  promote  forestry  throughout  the 
State,  and  to  provide  a body  of  men  suitably  trained  for  the  intelligent 
handling  of  forests  who  intend  to  make  Forestry  their  profession. 


Equipment  oe  the  Department 

The  main  office,  class  rooms,  drawing  rooms,  and  laboratories  are 
located  in  Winslow  Hall,  the  largest  and  most  modern  building  on  the 
campus.  The  ground  plan  of  this  building  measures  63  feet  by  100 
feet  and  it  contains  over  40  rooms.  It  is  built  of  brick,  concrete  and 
slate,-  of  Tudor  style  of  architecture,  and  has  four  floors  including  a 
well  lighted  basement  in  which  the  Department  has  a large  wood-storage 
room  and  lockers.  On  the  second  floor  are  the  offices  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Forestry  and  Agronomy  with  their  respective  lecture  rooms; 
while  across  the  whole  front  of  the  building  on  the  third  floor  are  the 
office,  class-room,  refrigerator,  and  laboratory  of  the  Department  of 
Horticulture.  The  remaining  half  of  this  floor  is  occupied  by  a large 
lecture  room  and  two  drawing  rooms  separated  from  the  larger  room 
by  folding  doors,  so  that  the  three  rooms  can  be  thrown  into  a large 
auditorium  at  any  time. 

The  interior  finish  and  furniture  are  in  a dark  stain,  and  the 
building  is  equipped  with  electric  light,  elevator,  hot  and  cold  water, 
gas  and  high  pressure  steam  for  laboratory  work.  Besides  the  labora- 
tories and  lecture  rooms  in  the  basement,  there  is  a dark-room  for 
photographic  work,  as  well  as  lavatories  and  shower  baths. 

The  Department  has  a large  electrical  steriopticon  and  reflectroscope 
which  is  frequently  used  to  illustrate  the  lectures,  and  there  is  a large 
supply  of  slides  and  photographs  illustrating  every  phase  of  forestry 
work.  The  equipment  of  forestry  instruments  of  both  American  and 
German  make  is  very  complete.  Most  of  this  equipment  is  entirely  new, 
and  all  is  of  the  best  quality  obtainable.  It  is  provided  and  added  to 
yearly  by  the  State  as  the  necessity  arises. 


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The  E.  C.  Atkins  Company  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  has  contributed 
a fine  display  of  tools  used  in  logging  and  milling  that  are  manufactured 
by  them.  There  are  54  samples  in  the  exhibit,  mounted  on  a back- 
ground of  green  velvet  in  a glass  covered  wall-case  all  furnished  by  the 
company.  Each  article  is  labeled  and  numbered  thus  adding  materially 
to  the  value  of  the  exhibit  for  use  in  the  class  room. 

The  Belfast  Axe  Company  of  Belfast,  Maine,  has  also  promised  a 
like  display  of  the  various  patterns  of  tools  that  they  manufacture. 

Two  large  pictures  of  logging  locomotives  have  been  received  from 
the  Baldwin  Locomotive  Works  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

There  are  also  many  wall  maps  and  photographs  from  the  United 
States  Forest  Service,  as  well  as  maps  and  pictures  showing  the  work 
done  by  the  Department. 

During  the  present  year  a collection  of  native  woods  and  of  the  com- 
mercial woods  of  the  Philippine  Islands  will  be  added. 

A forest  nursery  has  been  started  in  connection  with  the  Department, 
and  young  forest  trees  are  grown  for  the  purpose  of  experimental 
planting. 


FORESTRY 

Forestry  is  the  science  and  art  of  making  the  best  use  of  the  forest. 

The  main  branches  of  the  subject  are:  Silviculture,  Forest  Policy, 
Forest  Management,  Forest  Protection,  and  Forest  Utilization. 

Silviculture  involves  the  production  and  tending  of  forests.  It  in- 
cludes a study  of  the  life  history  of  trees,  the  manner  in  which  they 
grow,  their  rate  of  growth,  as  well  as  the  way  in  which  a new  forest 
can  be  started.  The  manner  of  starting  a forest  nursery,  the  kind  of 
seed  sown,  the  manner  of  sowing  it,  and  the  handling  of  the  plant  mate- 
rial are  also  considered. 

Forest  Policy  deals  with  the  rights  and  duties  of  the  State  in  its  rela- 
tion to  forestry  and  takes  into  consideration  the  vital  subject  of  forest 
taxation  and  administration  of  state  forests. 

Forest  Management  is  the  practical  application  of  the  science  of  for- 
estry. It  includes  a study  of  forest  mensuration  in  which  the  present 
and  future  production  of  the  forest  is  determined,  the  preparation  of 
working  plans  and  planting  plans  as  well  as  a detailed  scheme  for  the 
establishment  of  a new  forest.  The  money  return  to  be  obtained  from 
the  forest  is  also  a part  of  this  subject. 

Forest  Protection  is  a study  of  the  factors  which  produce  damage  in 
the  forest  outside  of  those  caused  by  its  own  growth,  the  chief  of  which 
are  fire,  insects  and  fungi,  and  considers  the  means  by  which  such 
damage  may  be  averted  or  controlled. 

Forest  Utilization  includes  a study  of  the  means  by  which  our  forest 
products  can  be  used  most  profitably.  It  considers  methods  of  harvest- 
ing and  transporting  the  raw  material  of  the  forest  and  the  prepara- 
tion of  this  material  for  the  market. 

The  study  of  Forestry  is  founded  largely  on  the  natural  sciences  and 


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Studying  Rate  of  Growth  of  Gray  Birch 

Department  possesses  special  advantages  in  the  way  of  a forest  area 
close  to  the  University  where  many  practical  problems  can  be  studied 
by  the  students  preparing  for  the  profession. 

The  work  of  the  Department  of  Forestry  is  conducted  not  only  in  the 
lecture  room,  drawing  room,  and  laboratory,  but  in  the  woods  owned  by 
the  University  and  in  the  surrounding  wooded  area  easily  reached  by 
a few  moments  walk  from  the  University,  or  by  a short  ride  by  trol- 
ley, all  of  which  constitute  a working  laboratory  of  great  practical  value 
to  the  student.  In  the  woods  work  the  student  has  an  opportunity  to 
make  a practical  application  of  the  knowledge  gained  in  the  class  room. 


the  most  important  of  these  to  the  forester  is  botany.  The  curriculum  is 
arranged  so  that  a student  gets  a good  foundation  knowledge  of  gen- 
eral botany  and  a working  knowledge  of  the  other  botanical  subjects 
that  are  of  special  importance  to  him  in  his  forestry  work.  In  addition 
to  the  work  in  botany  he  should  have  some  knowledge  of  the  principles 
of  surveying.  He  should  have  a working  knowledge  of  soils,  since  he 
is  concerned  with  soil  production  in  his  practical  work  of  forest  manage- 
ment. The  student  is  required  to  take  work  both  in  soils  and  surveying 
as  a part  of  his  preparation  for  the  profession. 

The  Department  of  Forestry  aims  to  reach  two  classes  of  students, 
(i) — those  who  desire  a general  knowledge  of  Forestry;  (2) — those 
who  wish  to  prepare  themselves  for  the  profession  of  Forestry.  The 
curriculum  in  Forestry  is  so  arranged  that  it  provides  the  basis  of  a 
liberal  education  as  well  as  for  practical  work  in  Forestry.  The 


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He  learns  how  to  estimate  timber  by  different  methods  and  how  to 
compute  the  contents  of  logs  and  trees.  He  becomes  familiar  with  the 
methods  employed  in  collecting  data  for  the  study  of  tree  growth  and 
learns  how  to  prepare  tables  giving  the  contents  of  trees,  from  which 
the  contents  of  trees  on  a given  area  may  be  determined.  In  addition 
to  being  shown  how  to  make  thinnings  for  the  improvement  of  the  for- 
est, he  is  given  an  opportunity  to  put  his  knowledge  to  a practical  test 
by  actually  taking  part  in  such  work  and  marking  the  trees  to  be  cut 
As  a part  of  the  practical  work  the  student  is  also  required  to  map  the 
forest  growth  on  an  area  of  2000  to  3000  acres  in  extent.  The  different 
kinds  of  forest  growth  are  represented  on  the  map  by  colors  and  a re- 
port is  prepared  describing  the  tract  and  the  forest  growth,  the  idea 
being  to  make  the  student  familiar  with  the  method  of  presenting  his 
ideas  in  report  form. 


Study  of  Rate  of  Growth  of  White  Pine. — Students  Preparing 
the  Tree 


There  are  thousands  of  acres  of  woodland  in  the  immediate  vicinity, 
representing  many  different  conditions  of  growth,  and  demonstrating  the 
need  of  care  and  attention.  Large  lumbering  operations  are  carried  on 
at  many  points  which  may  be  reached  easily  by  rail  within  a few  hours, 
where  the  details  of  practical  lumbering  operations  may  be  observed. 
Cut-over  lands  and  the  various  stages  of  regeneration  of  the  forest  are 
close  at  hand. 

Students  are  expected  to  put  into  practice  what  they  have  learned,  by 
taking  part,  under  proper  supervision,  in  the  actual  work  of  caring  for 
the  woods  on  the  university  land. 


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The  location  of  the  University  is  such  that  in  its  immediate  neighbor- 
hood are  several  establishments  for  converting  the  forest  product  into 
pulp  and  paper.  Among  these  are  a mechanical  pulp-mill  run  in  con- 
nection with  the  manufacture  of  newspaper  stock,  a mill  which  converts 
the  wood  into  pulp  by  the  sulphite  process,  and  a mill  which  uses  the 
soda  process.  Close  at  hand,  too,  are  many  mills  and  wood  manufactur- 
ing establishments  of  various  kinds. 

The  University  library  is  well  equipped  with  works  on  and  relating  to 
Forestry,  as  well  as  journals  and  periodicals  relating  to  forests  and 
lumbering. 

The  students  in  the  curriculum  in  Forestry  have  the  advantage  of 
coming  into  direct  personal  contact  with  the  head  of  their  own  depart- 
ment. They  are  broadened  by  being  brought  into  intimate  relations 
in  their  class  rooms  and  elsewhere  with  students  pursuing  courses  in  the 
other  Colleges  of  the  University,  and  in  their  elective  work  have  a wide 
range  of  choice  which  these  other  courses  and  colleges  make  possible. 

ADMISSION 

GenERAi,  Requirements. — Applicants  for  admission  must  pass  the 
required  examinations,  or  present  satisfactory  certificates  of  fitness,  and 
file  with  the  Treasurer  a bond  for  $150  signed  by  two  bondsmen,  as 
security  for  the  payment  of  term  bills.  A cash  deposit  covering  the 
bills  of  one  semester  will  be  accepted  in  place  of  a bond. 

SpECIAe  Students. — Persons  not  candidates  for  a degree,  who  wish 
to  take  special  studies,  may  be  permitted  to  do  so,  if,  upon  examination, 
they  give  satisfactory  evidence  that  they  are  prepared  to  take  the  desired 
studies.  This  privilege  is  intended  for  students  of  unusual  maturity  or 
previous  advancement  in  particular  subjects,  rather  than  for  those  who 
are  incompetent  to  pursue  a regular  course.  Candidates  under  twenty- 
one  years  of  age  will  not  be  received  as  special  students,  unless  they  have 
completed  the  regular  requirements  for  admission. 

Admission  by  Examinations 

Entrance  examinations  are  held  at  Orono,  beginning  four  days  before 
the  opening  of  the  fall  semester,  and  on  the  Wednesday,  Thursday,  Fri- 
day, and  Saturday  preceding  Commencement.  To  save  expense  to  can- 
didates, examination  papers  will  be.  sent  to  any  satisfactory  person,  who 
will  consent  to  conduct  examinations  on  the  days  appointed  in  June. 
If  possible  these  examinations  should  be  in  charge  of  the  principal  of  the 
school.  Papers  will  not  be  sent  at  any  other  time.  The  questions  are  to 
be  submitted  under  the  usual  restrictions  of  a written  examination,  and 
the  answers  returned  to  the  University  immediately,  accompanied  by  the 
endorsement  of  the  examiner.  The  examinations  must  be  given  on  the 
days  appointed  in  the  schedule.  Applications  for  such  examinations 
must  be  made  out  on  blanks  to  be  obtained  from  the  Secretary  of  the 
Faculty.  Candidates  for  admission  by  examination,  particularly  those 


Drawing  Room. — Students  Preparing  Forest  Maps 


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examined  at  Orono  in  September,  should  present  statements  from  their 
Principals  regarding  their  fitness  to  take  the  examinations,  and  to  under- 
take college  work.  The  examinations  given  by  the  College  Entrance  Ex- 
amination Board  will  be  accepted  by  the  University.  A candidate  who 
wishes  to  be  examined  on  part  of  this  work  in  advance  of  the  year  in 
which  he  proposes  to  enter  the  University  may  receive  credit  for  such 
examination,  provided  he  offers  not  less  than  one-half  of  his  prepara- 
tory work.  It  is  advised  that  candidates  avail  themselves  of  this  privi- 
lege as  far  as  possible.  Examinations  on  subjects  which  are  to  be  con- 
tinued in  college  should  not  be  taken  more  than  one  year  in  advance. 

Admission  by  Certificate 

Certificates  for  admission  to  the  freshman  class  without  examination 
are  accepted  only  from  graduates  of  schools  approved  by  the  New 
England  College  Entrance  Certificate  Board  (except  in  the  case  of 
schools  outside  of  New  England).  A list  of  approved  schools  will  be 
sent  upon  application.  They  will  not  be  accepted  for  non-graduates 
except  in  extraordinary  cases,  and  then  only  provided  the  candidate  is 
expressly  recommended  for  admission  by  the  Principal  of  the  school 
from  which  he  comes.  Certificates  must  be  made  out  on  blanks  fur- 
nished by  the  University. 

Certificates  from  schools  approved  by  the  New  England  College 
Entrance  Certificate  Board  will  be  accepted  at  any  of  the  institutions 
co-operating  to  maintain  it.  Any  Superintendent  or  Principal  desiring 
to  have  a school  under  his  charge  placed  upon  the  approved  list  should 
apply  before  April  1st  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board,  Professor  Nathaniel 
F.  Davis,  159  Brown  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 


ENTRANCE  REQUIREMENTS 

The  requirements  for  admission  are  those  adopted  by  the  Maine  Asso- 
ciation of  Colleges  and  Preparatory  Schools. 

To  gain  admission,  28  points  must  be  offered  by  the  candidates,  ac- 
cording to  the  following  schedule  (to  count  two  points,  a subject  must 
be  pursued  for  one  school  year,  with  five  recitation  periods,  of  at  least 
45  minutes  each,  a week)  : 

Required  Subjects 

College  Entrance  English 
Algebra 

Plane  Geometry 
Solid  Geometry 

Optional  Subjects  (16  Points  to  be  Chosen) 

(Of  these,  two  years  of  one  modern  language,  one  year  of  science, 
and  one  year  of  history  must  be  taken.  Candidates  entering  a B.  S. 


counts  6 points 

“ 3 “ 

“ 2 “ 

“ 1 point 


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course  and  offering  four  years  of  Latin  may  complete  their  entrance 
credits  without  a modern  language,  but  must  take  at  least  four  credits 
in  modern  language  in  college.) 


Each  year  of  French 

“ “ German 

“ “ Latin 

“ “ Greek 

Advanced  Mathematics  (Algebra  and  Trigonometry) 

* Mechanical  Drawing 

* Manual  Training 
Chemistry  (including  note-book) 

Physics  (including  note-book) 

Physiography  (one-half  year  or  one  year) 

Biology  (including  note-book) 

Botany  (including  note-book) 

Zoology  (including  note-book) 

Physiology 
Roman  History 
Greek  History 
English  History 

American  History  and  Civil  Government 

Candidates  who  are  well  prepared  in,  all  the  required  subjects,  but 
whose  high-school  course  has  included  other  subjects,  instead  of  some 
of  the  electives  mentioned  above,  will  be  allowed  to  substitute  any  sub- 
jects that  will  furnish  a real  equivalent.  Each  case  of  such  proposed 
substitution  will  be  considered  upon  its  merits. 


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counts  I point  or  2 “ 

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REQUIREMENTS  IN  DETAIL 

The  following  statement  shows  in  detail  the  requirements  in  each 
subj  ect. 

Languages 

English. — The  entrance  examination  in  English  presupposes  courses 
in  Composition  and  English  Literature  pursued  in  the  high  school  during 
four  years.  Prospective  students  are  warned  against  attempting  to  pre- 
pare the  required  work  in  one  year.  Progress  in  Composition  particu- 
larly is  of  slow  growth,  and  requires  almost  daily  cultivation  during  a 
long  period  of  time.  Books,  to  be  thoroughly  enjoyed  and  appreciated, 
should  be  read  leisurely  and  under  favorable  circumstances. 

Rhetoric. — Candidates  are  expected  to  have  had  practice  in  composi- 
tion for  at  least  three  days  a week  during  the  whole  four  years  of  the 


* Graduates  from  high  schools  giving  a full  manual  training  course 
may  receive  credit  for  mechanical  drawing,  manual  training,  and  free- 
hand drawing  on  the  basis  of  one  credit  for  five  forty-five  minute 
periods  per  week  for  one  year  in  cne  subject  taken  in  the  high  school. 


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high  school,  and  to  have  included  in  the  latter  part  of  their  course  such 
work  in  the  elements  of  Rhetoric,  for  example,  as  is  contained  in  Car- 
penter’s Rhetoric  and  Composition. 

Grammar. — The  examination  on  the  B list  of  books  will  include  inci- 
dentally questions  on  the  syntax  of  sentences,  and  on  general  grammati- 
cal principles. 

The  grammatical  sense  is  slowly  acquired.  Grammar,  therefore,  should 
be  studied  in  the  early  grades  and  kept  up  from  year  to  year  and  not 
formally  introduced  in  some  one  grade,  as  the  seventh  or  eighth. 

Weight  of  Composition. — The  examination  is  mainly  designed  to  test 
the  candidate’s  ability  to  express  his  thought  correctly  and  clearly.  It 
is  quite  possible  to  answer  all  questions  on  the  literature  correctly,  and 
yet  fail  on  the  examination  as  a whole  because  of  crude  and  ungram- 
matical English.  Prospective  candidates  are  advised  to  give  especial 
attention  to  spelling,  punctuation,  grammatical  correctness,  idiomatic 
words  and  phrases,  sentence  and  paragraph  formation. 

Subjects. — The  subjects  for  the  short  compositions  will  be  taken  from 
the  A list  of  books ; also  from  the  candidate’s  general  knowledge  and 
experience. 

The  prescribed  books  are  those  adopted  by  the  Conference  on  Uni- 
form Entrance  Requirements.  The  A list  is  for  general  reading.  The 
candidate  is  not  expected  to  have  a detailed  knowledge  of  these  books ; 
but  such  acquaintance  with  them  as  naturally  follows  intelligent  and 
appreciative  reading.  For  1910,  1911,  and  1912,  the  books  are  as  follows: 
A.  Group  I (two  to  be  selected)  : Shakespeare’s  As  You  Like  It,  Henry 
V,  Julius  Caesar,  The  Merchant  of  Venice,  Twelfth  Night.  Group  II 
(one  to  be  selected):  Bacon’s  Essays;  Bunyan’s  Pilgrim’s  Progress, 
Part  I;  The  Sir  Roger  de  Coverley  Papers  in  the  Spectator;  Franklin’s 
Autobiography.  Group  III  (one  to  be  selected):  Chaucer’s  Prologue; 
Spenser’s  Faerie  Queen,  (selections);  Pope’s  The  Rape  of  the  Lock; 
Goldsmith’s  The  Deserted  Village:  Palgrave’s  Golden  Treasury,  (First 
Series)  Books  II  and  III,  with  especial  attention  to  Dryden,  Collins, 
Gray,  Cowper,  and  Burns.  Group  IV  (two  to  be  selected)  : Goldsmith’s 
Vicar  of  Wakefield;  Scott’s  Ivanhoe,  Quentin  Durward ; Hawthorne’s 
House  of  the  Seven  Gables ; Thackeray’s  Henry  Esmond ; Mrs.  Gas- 
kell’s  Cranford;  Dicken’s  Tale  of  Two  Cities;  George  Eliot’s  Silas 
Marner ; Blackmore’s  Lorna  Doone.  Group  V (two  to  be  selected)  : 
Irving’s  Sketch  Book;  Lamb’s  Essays  of  Elia;  De  Quincey’s  Joan  of 
Arc,  The  English  Mail  Coach ; Carlyle’s  Heroes  and  Hero  Worship ; 
Emerson’s  Essays  (selected)  ; Ruskin’s  Sesame  and  Lilies.  Group  VI 
(two  to  be  selected)  : Coleridge’s  Ancient  Mariner;  Scott’s  Lady  of 
the  Lake ; Byron’s  Mazeppa,  The  Prisoner  of  Chillon ; Palgrave’s  Golden 
Treasury,  (First  Series)  Book  V,  with  special  attention  to  Words- 
worth, Keats,  and  Shelley;  Macaulay’s  Lays  of  Ancient  Rome;  Poe’s 
Poems;  Lowell’s  Vision  of  Sir  Launfal;  Arnold’s  Sohrab  and  Rustum ; 
Longfellow’s  Courtship  of  Miles  Standish ; Tennyson’s  Gareth  and 
Lynette,  Lancelot  and  Elaine,  and  The  Passing  of  Arthur ; Browning’s 
Cavalier  Tunes,  The  Lost  Leader,  How  They  Brought  the  Good  News 


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from  Ghent  to  Aix,  Evelyn  Hope,  Home  Thoughts  from  Abroad,  Home 
Thoughts  from  the  Sea,  Incident  of  the  French  Camp,  The  Boy  and  the 
Angel,  One  Word  More,  Herve  Riel,  and  Pheidippides. 

The  B list  of  books  is  for  thorough  study.  The  examination  will  be 
upon  subject  matter,  form,  and  structure. 

B.  Shakespeare’s  Macbeth ; Milton’s  Lycidas,  Comus,  L’Allegro,  and 
II  Penseroso ; Burke’s  Speech  on  Conciliation  with  America,  or  Wash- 
ington’s Farewell  Address,  and  Webster’s  First  Bunker  Hill  Oration; 
Macaulay’s  Life  of  Johnson,  or  Carlyle’s  Essay  on  Burns. 

French. — The  admission  requirements  in  elementary  and  advanced 
French  are  those  recommended  by  the  Modern  Language  Association 
of  America. 


I.  Elementary  French 

At  the  end  of  the  second  year  the  pupil  should  be  able  to  pronounce 
French  accurately,  to  read  at  sight  easy  French  prose,  to  put  into  French 
simple  English  sentences  taken  from  the  language  of  everyday  life,  or 
based  upon  a portion  of  the  French  text  read,  and  to  answer  questions 
on  the  rudiments  of  the  grammar  as  defined  below. 

The  first  year’s  work  should  comprise:  (i)  careful  drill  in  pronuncia- 
tion; (2)  the  rudiments  of  grammar,  including  the  inflection  of  the 
regular  and  the  more  common  irregular  verbs,  the  plural  of  nouns,  the 
inflection  of  adjectives,  participles,  and  pronouns;  the  use  of  personal 
pronouns,  common  adverbs,  prepositions,  and  conjunctions;  order  of 
words  in  the  sentence,  and  elementary  rules  of  syntax;  (3)  abundant 
easy  exercises,  designed  not  only  to  fix  in  memory  the  forms  and  prin- 
ciples of  grammar,  but  also  to  cultivate  readiness  in  reproducing  natural 
forms  of  expression;  (4)  the  reading  of  100  to  175  duodecimo  pages  of 
graduated  texts,  with  constant  practice  in  translating  into  French  easy 
variations  of  the  sentences  read  (the  teacher  giving  the  English),  and 
in  reproducing  from  memory  sentences  previously  read;  (5)  writing 
French  from  dictation. 

The  second  year’s  work  should  comprise:  (1)  the  reading  of  250  to 
400  pages  of  easy  modern  prose  in  the  form  of  stories,  plays,  or  histo- 
rical or  biographic  sketches ; (2)  constant  practice,  as  in  the  previous 
year,  in  translating  into  French  easy  variations  upon  the  texts  read;  (3) 
frequent  abstracts,  sometimes  oral  and  sometimes  written,  of  portions  of 
the  text  already  read;  (4)  writing  French  from  dictation;  (5)  continued 
drill  upon  the  rudiments  of  grammar,  with  constant  application  in  the 
construction  of  sentences ; (6)  mastery  of  the  forms  and  use  of  pro- 
nouns, prenominal  adjectives,  of  all  but  the  rare  irregular  verb  forms, 
and  of  the  simpler  uses  of  the  conditional  and  subjunctive. 

Suitable  texts  for  the  second  year  are : About,  le  Roi  des  montagnes ; 
Bruno,  le  Tour  de  la  France;  Daudet,  Easier  Short  Tales;  De  la 
Bedolliere,  la  Mere  Michel  et  son  chat;  Erckmann-Chatrian’s  Stories; 
Foa,  Contes  biographiques  and  le  Petit  Robinson  de  Paris;  Foncin,  le 
Pays  de  France;  Labiche  and  Martin,  la  Poudre  aux  yeux  and  le  V oy- 


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age  de  M.  Perrichon;  Legouve  and  Labiche,  la  Cigale  chez  les  fourmis ; 
Malot,  Sans  famille;  Mairet,  la  Tdche  du  petit  Pierre;  Merimee, 
Colomba;  Extracts  from  Michelet;  Sarcey,  le  Siege  de  Paris ; Verne’s 
Stories. 


II.  Advanced  French 

At  the  end  of  the  third  year  the  pupil  should  be  able  to  read  at  sight 
ordinary  French  prose  or  simple  poetry,  to  translate  into  French  a con- 
nected passage  of  English  based  on  the  text  read,  and  to  answer  ques- 
tions involving  a more  thorough  knowledge  of  syntax  than  is  expected 
in  the  elementary  course. 

This  should  comprise  the  reading  of  400  to  600  pages  of  French  of 
ordinary  difficulty,  a portion  to  be  in  the  dramatic  form ; constant  prac- 
tice in  giving  French  paraphrases,  abstracts  or  reproductions  from 
memory  of  selected  portions  of  the  matter  read ; the  study  of  a gram- 
mar of  moderate  completeness;  writing  from  dictation. 

Suitable  texts  are : About’s  Stories ; Augier  and  Sandeau,  le  Gendre  de 
Ml.  Poirier;  Beranger’s  Poems;  Corneille,  le  Cid  and  Horace;  Coppee’s 
Poems;  Daudet,  la  Belle  Nivernaise ; La  Brete,  Mon  oncle  et  mon 
cure ; Madame  de  Sevigne’s  Letters ; Hugo,  Hernani  and  la  Chute ; 
Labiche’s  Plays;  Loti,  Pecheur  d’Islande ; Mignet’s  Historical  Writings; 
Moliere,  I’Avare  and  le  Bourgeois  gentilhomme ; Racine,  Athalie, 
Andromaque,  and  Esther;  George  Sand’s  Plays  and  Stories;  Candeau, 
Mademoiselle  de  la  Seigliere;  Scribe’s  Plays;  Thierry,  Recits;  Vigny, 
la  Canne  de  jonc;  Voltaire’s  Historical  Writings. 

At  the  end  of  the  fourth  year  the  pupil  should  be  able  to  read  at  sight, 
with  the  help  of  a vocabulary  of  special  or  technical  expressions,  difficult 
French  not  earlier  than  that  of  the  seventeenth  century;  to  write  in 
French  a short  essay  on  some  simple  subject  connected  with  the  works 
read;  to  put  into  French  a passage  of  easy  English  prose,  and  to  carry 
on  a simple  conversation  in  French. 

This  should  comprise  the  reading  of  from  600  to  1000  pages  of  stand- 
ard French,  classical  and  modern,  only  difficult  passages  being  explained 
in  the  class;  the  writing  of  numerous  short  themes  in  French;  the  study 
of  syntax. 

Suitable  reading  matter  will  be : Beaumarchais’  Barbier  de  Seville; 
Corneille’s  dramas;  the  elder  Dumas’  Prose  Writings;  the  younger 
Dumas  la  Question  d’ argent;  Hugo  Ruy  Bias,  Lyrics,  and  Prose 
Writings;  La  Fontaine’s  Fables;  Lamartine  Graziella;  Marivaux’s 
Plays;  Moliere’s  Plays;  Musset’s  Plays  and  Poems;  Pellissier  Mouve- 
ment  litteraire  au  XIX  siccle;  Renan,  Souvenirs  d’cnfance  et  de  jeunesse ; 
Rousseau’s  Writings;  Sainte-Beuve’s  Essays:  Taine,  Origines  de  la 
France  contemporaine ; Voltaire’s  Writings;  Selections  from  Zola, 
Maupassant,  and  Balzac. 

The  examinations  of  the  College  Entrance  Certificate  Board  in  Ele- 
mentary French  will  be  accepted  for  four  points,  and  that  in  advanced 
French  for  two  additional  points. 


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German. — The  admission  requirements  in  elementary  and  advanced 
German  are  those  recommended  by  the  Modern  Languages  Association 
of  America. 


I.  Elementary  German 

The. first  year's  work  should  comprise:  (i)  careful  drill  upon  pro- 
nunciation ; (2)  memorizing  and  frequent  repetition  of  easy  colloquial 
sentences;  (3)  drill  upon  the  rudiments  of  grammar,  that  is,  upon  the 
inflection  of  the  articles,  of  such  nouns  as  belong  to  the  language  of 
everyday  life,  of  adjectives,  pronouns,  weak  verbs,  and  the  more  usual 
strong  verbs ; also  in  the  use  of  the  more  common  prepositions,  the 
simpler  uses  of  the  modal  auxiliaries,  and  the  elementary  rules  of  syntax 
and  word  order ; (4)  abundant  easy  exercises  designed  not  only  to  fix 
in  mind  the  forms  and  principles  of  grammar,  but  also  to  cultivate 
readiness  in  reproducing  natural  forms  of  expression;  (5)  the  reading 
of  75  to  100  pages  of  graduated  texts  from  a reader,  with  constant 
practice  in  translating  into  German  easy  variations  upon  sentences 
selected  from  the  reading  lesson  (the  teacher  giving  the  English),  and 
in  reproducing  from  memory  sentences  previously  read. 

The  second  year’s  work  should  comprise:  (1)  the  reading  of  150  to 
200  pages  of  literature  in  the  form  of  easy  stories  and  plays;  (2)  accom- 
panying practice,  as  before,  in  translating  into  German  easy  variations 
upon  the  matter  read,  also  in  the  off-hand  reproduction,  sometimes 
orally  and  sometimes  in  writing,  of  the  substance  of  short  and  easy 
selected  passages;  (3)  continued  drill  in  the  rudiments  of  grammar, 
to  enable  the  pupil,  first,  to  use  his  knowledge  with  facility  in  forming 
sentences,  and  second,  to  state  his  knowledge  correctly  in  the  technical 
language  of  grammar. 

Stories  suitable  for  the  elementary  course  can  be  selected  from  the 
following  list:  Andersen,  Marchen  and  Bilderbuch  ohne  Bilder;  Baum- 
bach,  Die  Nonna  and  Der  Schwiegersohn ; Gerstacker,  Germelshausen; 
Heyse,  V Arrabbiata,  Das  Mddchen  von  Treppi,  and  Anfang  und  Ende; 
Hillern,  Hoher  als  die  Kirche;  Jensen,  Die  braune  Erica;  Leander, 
Trdumereien  and  Kleine  Geschichten ; Seidl,  Marchen;  Stokl,  Unter 
dem  Christbaum;  Storm,  Immensee  and  Geschichten  aus  dcr  Tonne; 
Zschokke,  Der  zerbrochenb  Krug. 

The  best  shorter  plays  available  are : Benedix,  Der  Prozess,  Der 
Weiberfeind,  and  Gunstige  Vorzeichen;  Elz,  Er  ist  nicht  eifersuchtig; 
Wichert,  An  der  Majorsecke ; Wilhelmi,  Einer  muss  heiraten.  Only 
one  of  these  plays  need  be  read,  and  the  narrative  style  should  pre- 
dominate. A good  selection  of  reading  matter  for  the  second  year 
would  be  Andersen,  Marchen,  or  Bilderbuch,  or  Leander,  Trdumereien, 
to  the  extent  of  about  forty  pages.  Afterward,  such  a story  as  Das 
kalte  Herz,  or  Der  zerbrochene  Krug;  then  Hoher  als  die  Kirche,  or 
Immensee ; next  a good  story  by  Heyse,  Baumbach,  or  Seidl ; last  Der 
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II.  Advanced  German 

The  work  should  comprise,  in  addition  to  the  elementary  course,  the 
reading  of  about  400  pages  of  moderately  difficult  prose  and  poetry, 
with  constant  practice  in  giving,  sometimes  orally  and  sometimes  in 
writing,  paraphrases,  abstracts,  or  reproductions  from  memory  of 
selected  portions  of  the  matter  read ; also  grammatical  drill  in  the 
less  usual  strong  verbs,  the  use  of  articles,  cases,  auxiliaries  of  all  kinds, 
tenses  and  modes  (with  especial  reference  to  the  infinitive  and  subjunc- 
tive), and  likewise  in  word  order  and  word  formation.  To  do  this 
work  two  school  years  are  usually  required. 

Suitable  reading  matter  for  the  third  year  can  be  selected  from  such 
works  as  the  following:  Ebner-Eschenbach,  Die  Freiherr en  von  Gem- 
perlein;  Freytag,  Die  J ournalisten  and  Bilder  aus  der  deutschen  Ver- 
gangenheit , for  example,  Karl  der  Grosse,  Aus  den  Kreuzziigen,  Doktor 
Luther,  Aus  dem  Staat  Friedrichs  des  Grossen;  Fouque,  Undine;  Ger- 
stacker,  Irrfahrten;  Goethe,  Hermann  und  Dorothea  and  Iphigenie ; 
Heine’s  poems  and  Reisehilder ; Hoffman,  Historische  Erzdhlungen; 
Lessing,  Minna  von  Barnhelm;  Meyer,  Gustav  Adolfs  Page ; Moser, 
Der  Bibliothekar ; Riehl,  Novellcn,  for  example,  Burg  Neideck,  Der 
Fluch  der  Schonheit,  Der  stumme  Ratsherr,  Das  Spielmannskind ; 
Rosegger,  W aldheimat ; Schiller,  Der  Neffe  als  Onkel,  Der  Geisterseher, 
Wilhelm  Tell,  Die  Jungfrau  von  Orleans,  Das  Lied  von  der  Glocke, 
Balladcn;  Scheffel,  Der  Trompcter  von  Sdkkingen;  Uhland’s  poems; 
Wildenbruch,  Das  cdle  Blut.  A good  selection  would  be:  (1)  one  of 
Riehl’s  novelettes;  (2)  one  of  Freytag’s  “pictures;”  (3)  part  of  Undine 
or  Der  Geisterseher ; (4)  a short  course  of  reading  in  lyrics  and  ballads; 
(5)  a classical  play  by  Schiller,  Lessing,  or  Goethe. 

The  examinations  of  the  College  Entrance  Certificate  Board  in  ele- 
mentary German  will  be  accepted  for  four  points,  and  that  in  advanced 
German  for  two  additional  points. 

Latin. — The  entrance  examination  in  Latin  will  consist  of  four  parts 
as  follows : 

1.  An  examination  on  the  elements  of  Latin  grammar  and  easy  trans- 
lations. 

2.  a.  An  examination  in  sight  translation  of  Latin  prose  suited  to 
test  the  ability  of  a candidate  who  has  read  from  Csesar  (Gallic  War 
and  Civil  War)  and  Nepos  (Lives)  an  amount  not  less  than  Csesar, 
Gallic  War,  I-IV. 

b.  Questions  on  the  ordinary  forms  and  constructions  of  Latin  gram- 
mar and  the  translation  of  easy  English  sentences  into  Latin. 

3.  a.  An  examination  on  Cicero,  speeches  for  the  Manilian  Law  and 
for  Archias,  with  questions  on  subject-matter,  literary  and  historical 
allusions,  and  grammar. 

b.  An  examination  in  sight  translation  of  Latin  prose  adapted  to 
candidates  who  have  read  from  Cicecro  (speeches,  letters,  and  De  Senec- 
tute)  and  Sallust'  (Catiline  and  Jugurthine  War)  an  amount  not  less 


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than  Cicero,  speeches  against  Catiline  I-IV,  for  the  Manilian  Law,  and 
for  Archias. 

c.  A test  in  writing  simple  Latin  prose  which  shall  demand  a thor- 
ough knowledge  of  all  regular  inflections,  all  common  irregular  forms, 
and  the  ordinary  syntax  and  vocabulary  of  the  prose  authors  read  in 
school. 

4.  a.  An  examination  on  Vergil,  H^neid,  I,  II,  and  either  IV  or  VI 
at  the  option  of  the  candidate,  with  questions  on  subject-matter,  literary 
and  historical  allusions,  and  prosody. 

b.  An  examination  in  sight  translation  of  Latin  poetry  adapted  to 
candidates  who  have  read  from  Vergil  (Bucolics,  Georgies,  and  yEneid) 
and  Ovid  (Metamorphoses,  Fasti,  and  Tristia)  an  amount  not  less  than 
Vergil,  yEneid,  I- VI. 

A candidate  may  obtain  separate  credit  for  each  part.  Each  repre- 
sents a year’s  work  and  entrance  credit  for  two  points. 

In  parts  2 and  3 candidates  must  deal  satisfactorily  with  both  the 
sight  and  set  passages,  or  they  will  not  be  given  credit  for  either. 

Greek — The  grammar,  including  prosody;  Xenophon’s  Anabasis, 
books  1-IV ; Homer’s  Iliad,  books  I-III ; the  sight  translation  of  easy 
passages  from  Xenophon ; the  translation  into  Greek  of  easy  passages 
based  on  the  required  books  of  the  Anabasis.  For  the  last  a vocabulary 
of  less  usual  words  will  be  furnished.  Equivalent  readings  will  be 
accepted  in  place  of  those  prescribed. 

History 

Greek  History. — History  of  Greece,  to  the  capture  of  Corinth,  146 
B.  C.,  Myers,  Morey,  or  Botsford. 

Roman  History. — -A  knowledge  of  Roman  history,  down  to  the  death 
of  Marcus  Aurelius,  such  as  may  be  obtained  from  Allen’s  Short  History 
of  the  Roman  People,  or  from  Myer’s  Rome : Its  Rise  and  Fall,  or 
from  Morey’s  Outlines  of  Roman  History. 

English  History. — A knowledge  such  as  may  be  obtained  from  Mont- 
gomery, Coman  and  Kendall,  Terry,  or  Cheyney’s  History  of  England. 

United  States  History  and  Civil  Government. — A knowledge  such 
as  may  be  obtained  from  Fiske,  Hart,  Montgomery,  or  McLaughlin’s 
History  of  the  United  States. 


Mathematics 

Algebra. — The  four  fundamental  operations  for  rational  algebraic 
expressions.  Factoring,  determination  of  highest  common  factor  and 
lowest  common  multiple  by  factoring.  Fractions,  including  complex 
fractions,  and  ratio  and  proportion.  Linear  equations,  both  numerical 
and  literal,  containing  one  or  more  unknown  quantities.  Problems 
depending  on  linear  equations.  Radicals,  including  the  extraction  of  the 
square  root  of  polynomials  and  of  numbers.  Exponents,  including  the 
fractional  and  negative. 


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Quadratic  equations,  both  numerical  and  literal.  Simple  cases  of  equa- 
tions with  one  or  more  unknown  quantities,  that  can  be  solved  by  the 
methods  of  linear  or  quadratic  equations.  Problems  depending  on  quad- 
ratic equations.  The  binomial  theorem  for  positive  integral  exponents. 
The  formulas  for  the  nth  term  and  the  sum  of  the  terms  of  arithmetical 
and  geometrical  progressions,  with  applications. 

It  is  assumed  that  pupils  will  be  required  throughout  the  course  to 
solve  numerous  problems  which  involve  putting  questions  into  equations. 
Some  of  these  problems  should  be  chosen  from  mensuration,  from 
physics,  and  from  commercial  life.  The  use  of  graphical  methods  and 
illustrations,  particular  in  connection  with  the  solution  of . equations,  is 
also  expected. 

Plane  Geometry. — The  usual  theorems  and  constructions  of  good 
text  books,  including  the  general  properties  of  plane  rectilinear  figures ; 
the  circle  and  the  measurements  of  angles ; similar  polygons  ; areas ; reg- 
ular polygons  and  the  measurement  of  the  circle. 

Solid  Geometry. — The  usual  theorems  and  constructions  of  good  text 
books,  including  the  relations  of  planes  and  lines  in  space ; the  prop- 
erties and  measurement  of  prisms,  pyramids,  cylinders,  and  cones ; the 
sphere  and  the  spherical  triangle. 

Trigonometry. — Definitions  and  relations  of  the  six  trigonometric 
functions  as  ratios;  circular  measurement  of  angles.  Proofs  of  principal 
formulas,  in  particular  for  the  sine,  cosine,  and  tangent  of  the  sum  and 
the  difference  of  two  angles,  of  the  double  angle  and  the  half  angle ; the 
product  expressions  for  the  sum  or  the  difference  of  two  sines  or  of  two 
cosines,  etc. ; the  transformation  of  trigonometric  expressions  by  means 
of  these  formulas.  Solution  of  trigonometric  equations  of  a simple  char- 
acter. Theory  and  use  of  logarithms  (without  the  introduction  of  work 
involving  infinite  series).  The  solution  of  right  and  oblique  triangles, 
and  practical  applications,  including  the  solution  of  right  spherical  tri- 
angles. 

Advanced  Algebra. — Permutations  and  combinations,  limited  to  simple 
cases.  Complex  numbers,  with  graphical  representation  of  sums  and 
differences.  Determinants,  chiefly  of  the  second,  third  and  fourth 
orders,  including  the  use  of  minors  and  the  solution  of  linear  equations. 
Numerical  equations  of  higher  degree,  and  so  much  of  the  theory  of 
equations  with  graphical  methods,  as  is  necessary  for  their  treatment, 
including  Descartes’s  rule  of  signs  and  Horner’s  method,  but  not  Sturm’s 
functions  or  multiple  roots. 


Sciences 

* Chemistry. — The  necessary  ground  is  covered  by  the  following  text- 
books : Brownlee  and  others,  Hessler  and  Smith,  McPherson  and  Hen- 
derson, and  Newell. 


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Physical  Geography  (Physiography). — A satisfactory  preparation 
may  be  obtained  from  Appleton’s  Physical  Geography. 

* Physics. — The  work  usually  covered  in  one  year  in  a good  fitting 
school. 

* Bioeogy. — This  may  consist  of  a continuous  course  for  one  year  deal- 
ing with  the  problems  of  general  biology,  including  the  study  of  the 
structure,  functions,  and  habits  of  both  plants  and  animals ; a course  for 
one  year  in  botany  alone ; a course  for  one  year  in  zoology  alone ; or  a 
course  for  one-half  year  in  human  physiology.  The  human  physiology 
may  be  arranged  to  form  a part  of  the  general  biology,  or  of  the  zoology; 
but  in  such  cases  it  must  be  treated  as  an  integral  part  of  the  subject 
under  consideration. 

REQUIREMENTS  FOR  GRADUATION 

The  college  year  is  divided  equally  into  a fall  semester  and  a spring 
semester.  Five  recitation  hours  a week  of  successful  work  for  one 
semester  entitle  a student  to  one  credit.  The  minimum  is  seventeen 
hours  a week  (exclusive  of  physical  training  and  military  science),  lead- 
ing to  three  and  two-fifths  credits.  Six  credits  in  the  major  subject 
represent  the  minimum  requirement  for  a degree.  In  making  up  the 
quota  of  studies,  laboratory  work,  and  other  subjects  not  requiring  prepa- 
ration, count  as  half  time,  unless  otherwise  specified;  such  subjects  are 
marked  with  a star  (*)  or  dagger  (t)  in  the  detailed  description  of 
courses  of  instruction. 


STUDENT  EXPENSES 

An  estimate  of  the  necessary  annual  expenses  of  a student  in  any 
department,  except  the  College  of  Law,  is  made  in  the  following  table. 
For  the  expenses  of  students  in  the  College  of  Law,  see  the  article 
on  that  College.  It  should  be  noticed  that  clothing,  traveling,  vacation, 
society,  and  personal  expenses  are  not  included  in  the  table.  These  vary 
according  to  individual  tastes  and  habits.  The  table  is  made  up  for 
men  students  who  room  in  Oak  Hall  and  board  at  the  Commons.  The 
necessary  expenses  of  other  students  are  sometimes  lower,  but  usually 
slightly  higher.  In  all  cases  an  allowance  must  be  made  for  personal 
incidental  expenses. 


* The  work  in  these  sciences  must  include  certified  note-books  exhibit- 
ing the  results  of  experimental  work  performed  by  the  student.  In 
physics  fort)r  exercises  are  required  and  in  chemistry  fifty  exercises. 
These  note-books  should  be  presented  at  the  examination.  In  the  case  of 
students  certificated  in  the  sciences,  the  principal  is  expected  to  pass  upon 
the  quality  of  the  note-books  rather  than  send  them  to  the  University. 


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Annual  Expenses  for  Students  from  Maine. 
Tuition,  registration  fee,  and  incidentals  for  the  year.  . $60  00 


Laboratory  fees,  (average)  about 10  00 

Text-books,  about  15  00 

Board,  36  weeks  at  $3.50 126  00 

Heat  and  light  for  half  room,  and  general  care  of 
dormitory  3°  60 


Total  $241  60 


The  tuition  charge  is  $30.00  a semester,  or  $60.00  a year  for  students 
from  Maine.  For  students  from  outside  the  state  the  tuition  is  $35-00 
a semester,  or  $70.00  a year.  Tuition  includes  what  has  heretofore  been 
. subdivided  into  tuition,  incidentals,  and  registration  fees. 

The  registration  fee  of  $5.00,  which  is  included  in  the  tuition  charge, 
must  be  paid  at  the  beginning  of  each  semester  before  the  student  enters 
any  classes. 

A fee  of  $2.00  is  charged  for  any  special  examination. 

The  incidental  fee  is  $10.00  a semester,  or  $20.00  a year,  and  covers 
heat  and  light  for  public  buildings,  reading-room  charges,  care  of  public 
rooms,  and  miscellaneous  expenses. 

A student  obliged  to  leave  the  University  within  two  weeks  after  the 
beginning  of  the  semester  may  have  the  foregoing  amounts  refunded 
with  the  exception  of  the  registration  fee.  A student  leaving  within 
the  first  half  of  the  semester  receives  a rebate  of  one-half  the  incidental 
expenses,  and  one-half  of  the  tuition.  No  other  rebate  is  made. 

The  cost  of  text-books  will  average  about  $15.00  a year  for  the  course. 
These  may  be  bought  at  the  University  store.  The  expense  may  be 
decreased  by  buying  second-hand  books. 

Students  in  the  laboratories  and  shops  pay  certain  charges  to  cover 
the  cost  of  materials  and  maintenace.  These  charges  are  as  follows : 
chemistry,  per  course,  $2.oo-$5.oo ; mineralogy,  $2.00 ; biology,  per  course, 
$2.00  to  $3.00 ; civil  engineering,  $2.00  to  $5.00. 

The  largest  item  of  expense  is  board.  At  the  Commons,  the  univer- 
sity boarding  house,  the  price  is  $3.50  per  week.  Board  may  be  obtained 
in  clubs  or  private  families  at  prices  ranging  from  $3.50  to  $4.50  a week. 

The  charge  for  rooms  in  Oak  Hall  is  eighty-five  cents  a week  for 
each  student,  when  two  occupy  a room.  This  pays  for  heat  and  light, 
and  for  the  lighting  and  care  of  the  halls,  public  rooms,  and  dormitory. 

Students  in  Oak  Hall  supply  their  own  furniture  with  the  exception 
of  a cot  bed.  Applicants  for  rooms  in  Oak  Hall  or  Mt.  Vernon  House 
should  make  early  application  to  the  Secretary,  as  the  accommodations 
are  limited.  Students  are  required  to  furnish  three  sheets  and  two 
pillow  cases  in  addition  to  the  other  bedding.  All  students,  except 
incoming  freshmen,  who  reserve  rooms  in  Oak  Hall  will  be  required  to 
make  a deposit  of  $5.00  before  August  first. 


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The  University  does  not  assume  responsibility  for  furniture  left  by 
students  in  their  rooms.  Such  furniture  is  left  at  the  student’s  risk. 

Furnished  rooms,  with  light  and  heat,  may  be  obtained  in  the  village 
for  $1.50  a week  if  occupied  by  one  person,  or  $2.00  to  $3.00  a week  if 
occupied  by  two  persons. 

Expenses  in  connection  with  athletics  are  met  by  voluntary  subscrip- 
tions. They  amount  to  $10.00  a year. 

A four  story  building  in  the  village  of  Orono,  known  as  the  University 
Inn,  provides  board  and  rooms  for  a number  of  students. 

Hannibal  Hamlin  Hall  for  Men 

The  rooms  are  furnished  with  a desk,  chair,  single  bed  with  spring  and 
mattress  for  each  student,  and  chiffonier  for  each  two  students.  The 
rooms  in  the  end  sections  are  in  suites  of  three  and  will  accommodate 
four  students  each.  In  the  middle  section  rooms  are  single  and  will 
accommodate  two  students  each. 

Each  students  must  furnish  a pillow,  the  requisite  amount  of  bed 
clothing,  including  pillow  cases,  sheets  and  towels. 

Board  is  furnished  in  the  dining  room  at  $3.50  per  week. 

Students  desiring  rooms  reserved  for  them  are  required  to  make  a 
deposit  of  $5  on,  or  before,  August  1st.  In  case  a student  is  prevented 
from  entering  college  by  any  reasonable  excuse,  this  deposit  will  be  re- 
turned to  him,  provided  the  Institution  is  notified  at  least  one  week 
before  the  opening  of  the  fall  semester.  If  the  student  occupies  the 
room,  the  deposit  will  be  credited  on  his  term  bills. 

Each  student,  when  he  receives  a room  key  is  required  to  make  a 
deposit  of  $5.  So  much  of  this  as  is  not  needed  to  pay  for  breakage, 
will  be  returned  upon  the  surrender  of  the  key. 

Students  are  required  to  care  for  their  own  rooms  and  will  be  ex- 
pected to  keep  them  in  a neat  and  clean  condition.  The  University  takes 
care  of  the  halls  and  stairways  and  launders  the  bed  linen. 

PRICE  OF  ROOMS. 

Suite  (3  rooms)  No.  102,  104,  no,  112,  202,  204,  210,  212,  302,  304,  310, 
312;  four  students  in  a suite,  $1.25  per  student. 

Suite  (3  rooms)  No.  101,  103,  109,  in,  201,  203,  209,  211,  301,  303,  309, 
311,  401,  402,  403,  404,  409,  410,  411,  412;  four  students  in  a suite,  $1.00 
per  student. 

Room  (single)  No.  206,  208,  306,  308;  two  students  in  a room,  $1.25 
per  student. 

Room  (single)  No.  205,  207,  305,  307,  405,  406,  407,  408;  two  students 
in  a room,  $1.00  per  student. 

Each  student  is  required  to  deposit  with  the  treasurer  a bond,  with 
two  names  as  sureties,  in  the  amount  of  $150.00  to  cover  bills.  Blank 
forms  for  bonds  will  be  furnished  by  the  Secretary  upon  application. 
Those  who  keep  a sufficient  deposit  with  the  Treasurer  to  cover  the  bills 
of  one  semester  will  not  be  required  to  furnish  a bond.  The  deposit 


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required  from  Maine  students  is  $95.00  for  those  who  board  at  the 
Commons,  and  $35.00  for  those  who  do  not.  For  students  outside  of 
Maine  these  amounts  are  $100.00  and  $40.00.  This  deposit  is  in  addition 
to  the  registration  fee,  and  must  be  paid  at  the  beginning  of  each  sem- 
ester. No  student  will  be  allowed  to  graduate  who  is  in  debt  to  the 
treasury. 

A circular  containing  a fuller  statement  in  regard  to  expenses,  and 
treating  of  the  opportunities  for  self-help  may  be  obtained  upon  appli- 
cation. 


THE  FORESTRY  CURRICULUM 

A complete  undergraduate  curriculum  is  arranged  which  will  serve 
as  the  basis  not  only  of  practical  work  in  forestry,  but  also  of  a liberal 
education.  During  the  first  two  years  much  attention  is  given  to  biology 
and  civil  engineering  both  of  which  are  very  important  fundamentals 
upon  which  are  built  the  more  technical  forestry  courses.  A knowl- 
edge of  the  principles  of  forestry  in  its  different  branches  is  given  to  the 
student,  and  considerable  practical  work  is  done  in  the  forest.  The 
woodlands  belonging  to  the  University  together  with  adjacent  lands  cov- 
ered by  young  forest,  furnish  a field  for  the  study  of  many  forest  prob- 
lems. Field  trips  are  made  and  demonstration  thinnings  and  plantations 
made  at  various  places  throughout  the  State. 

The  instruction  in  this  department  consists  of  lectures,  recitations, 
laboratory  and  field  work,  the  latter  consuming  a considerable  portion  of 
the  scheduled  time  during  the  Junior  and  Senior  years. 

Students  who  complete  the  curriculum  are  admitted  to  advanced  stand- 
ing in  the  graduate  schools  of  forestry  and  are  thus  able  to  shorten  the 
time  required  to  obtain  a master’s  degree.  Students  completing  the 
curriculum  are,  however,  prepared  to  go  directly  into  practical  work, 
and  up  to  the  present  time  there  has  been  no  difficulty  in  placing  gradu- 
ates in  permanent  positions. 

There  are  good  openings  for  students  to  obtain  work  in  the  Maine 
woods  during  the  summer  vacations,  and  many  take  advantage  of  the 
opportunity  to  get  practical  experience,  and  at  the  same  time  aid  in 
defraying  the  expense  of  their  University  course. 

Besides  the  prescribed  work  in  other  departments,  courses  4 to  14  in- 
clusive are  required  of  all  students  majoring  in  Forestry,  and  courses  3 
and  15  are  recommended  as  electives  for  these  students.  Course  1 is 
open  to  all  students,  but  is  not  required  of  students  majoring  in  Forestry. 

At  graduation  the  student  receives  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science 
in  Forestry. 

The  demand  for  educated  and  trained  foresters,  by  individuals  and 
corporations,  by  the  United  States  Forest  Service,  and  the  various  state 
departments  of  Forestry,  is  at  present  greater  than  the  supply.  The 
compensation  of  skilled  foresters  is  as  great  as  or  greater  than  that  of 
the  average  engineer,  and  the  profession  of  Forestry  has  many  attrac- 
tions for  men  of  good  physique  who  are  fond  of  out  of  doors  life  and 
have  a love  for  the  woods. 


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Forestry  Curriculum 

Requirements  eor  Graduation 
Freshman  Year 

Fael  Semester  Spring  Semester 


Subj  ect  Hours 

General  Biology  i 5 

General  Chemistry  i 2 

Laboratory  Chemistry  3 2 

Drawing  1 *6 2 

Military  Training  *3 1 

Physical  Training  

Algebra  and  Trig.  2 & 4 5 

Public  Speaking  ia 1 

English  Comp.  & Rhetoric.  ...  3 


21  Yu 
Sophom 


Soils  1 2 

Soil  Physics  2 1 

Dendrology  17  4 

Plane  Surveying  ia,  ib 2j4 

Expository  Comp.  2a 2 

Military  Training  1 

Modern  Language 3 

Plant  Histology  10 4 


Subject  Hours 

General  Biology  1 5 

General  Chemistry  1 3 

Laboratory  Chemistry  3 2 

Drawing  1 *6 2 

Military  Training  *3 1 

Physical  Training  *4 

Algebra  & Geometry  2 & 1 . . . . 5 

Public  Speaking  ib 1 

English  Comp.  & Rhetoric  4.  . 2 


21^ 


Dendrology  17  4 

Plant  Physiology  11 4 

Plane  Surveying  2b,  2c ij4 

Expository  Comp.  2b 1 

Military  Training  1 

Princ.  of  Fruit  Growing  1 2 

Modern  Language  2 

Money  and  Banking  2a 2 


19^2 


Junior  Year 


Railroad  Field-work  4b  & c 

Geology  5 

Modern  Language 

History  of  the  U.  S.  5.  ..  . 

Gen.  Horticulture  9 

Forest  Measurements  10... 
Electives  


Advanced  Surveying  9a. 
3 Advanced  Surveying  9b. 
3 Modern  Language 

2 Plant  Pathology  16 

3 Business  Law  6 

2 Forest  Measurements  10. 

3 Electives  


1 

2 

2 

3 

3 
2 

4 


18 

Senior  Year 

Lumbering  12  3 Forest  Management  13. 

Silviculture  6 2 Silviculture  7 

Silviculture  8 *6 2 Silviculture  9 *6 

History  of  Forestry  4 2 Meteorology  6 

Princ.  of  Breeding  18 2 Landscape  Gardening  8. 


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1 

2 
2 
2 
2 


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Fall  Semester 


Subj  ect  Hours 

Political  Economy  ia 2 

Electives  4 


17 


Spring  Semester 


Subj  ect  Hours 

Modern  History  2 3 

Electives  1 

Thesis  5 


18 


150  hours  total. 


Blech 


Animal  Industry  3 2 

Animal  Industry  4.  f2 1 

Bacteriology  3,  f6 2 

Biology  7 2 

Biology  2,  f 4 2 

Biology  12  

Chemistry  7 5 

Chemistry  14,  f8  or  f 10...  4 or  5 

Civil  Engineering  3b 1 

Civil  Engineering  4b 1 

Civil  Engineering  4c 1 

Drawing  10,  *6 2 

English,  French,  or  German 
History  or  Mathematics 
Mechanical  Engineering  ib...  iy2 

Philosophy  5a 2 

Physics  12  5 

Spanish 

Camp  Cooking  2 

Psychology 


es 

Animal  Industry  5 2 

Bacteriology  2 1 

Bacteriology  4 

Biology  8 5 

Biology  12 

Chemistry  3,  f4 2 

Chemistry  13,  f3 1^2 

Civil  Engineering  3a 2 

Civil  Engineering  4a 1 

Civil  Engineering  8 2 

English,  French,  or  German 

Forest  Mapping  1 

History  or  Mathematics 

Mech.  Engineering  2,  *4 i/> 

Philosophy  4 2 

Philosophy  5a  2 

Physics  5,  *5 2 

Spanish 

Wood  Technology 

Veterinary  Science  f6 3 


Description  cf  the  Forestry  Courses 

Professor  Briscoe 

1.  General  Forestry. — The  importance  and  scope  of  the  subject; 
forest  as  a soil-former  and  soil-improver ; relation  of  forest  to  health 
of  a community ; relation  to  the  State ; esthetic  value ; influence  on 
floods;  importance  of  forest  in  irrigation;  geographical  distribution  of 
forests.  The  course  is  recommended  to  the  student  in  economics.  Open 
to  all  students.  Two  hours  a week.  Spring  semester. 

3.  Forest  Mapping  and  Computing. — Making  type  and  topographical 
maps  using  date  of  valuation  surveys ; practical  work  in  computing 
aneroid  readings  for  altitude ; timber  estimates  from  valuation  surveys. 
Elective  for  Seniors.  Time  to  be  arranged.  Spring  semester. 

4.  Forest  History. — The  rise  and  development  of  forestry  in  Euro- 
pean countries,  the  United  States  and  other  countries.  Text-book, 
History  of  Forestry,  by  B.  E.  Fernow.  Two  hours  a week.  First-half 
of  fall  semester. 


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6.  Silviculture. — A study  of  the  facts  which  concern  forest  growth 
in  the  relation  of  the  tree  to  external  influences ; characteristics  of  the 
forest,  and  of  the  forest  regions  of  the  United  States ; systems  of  repro- 
ducing forests  naturally,  thinnings  and  improvement  cuttings.  To  be 
taken  in  connection  with  course  8.  Open  to  those  who  have  taken 
Biology  io  and  n.  Two  hours  a week.  Fall  semester. 

7.  Silviculture. — A continuation  of  course  6.  To  be  taken  in  con- 
nection with  course  9.  Two  hours  a week.  Spring  semester. 

8.  Silviculture,  Field  Work. — Special  studies  and  practical  work 

in  the  forest.  A part  of  the  time  is  devoted  to  the  making  of  a forest 
map  of  1000  to  2000  acres  of  forest  land  in  the  vicinity  of  the  University. 
A report  accompanies  the  map  describing  the  condition  of  the  tract  and 
type  of  forest  growth.  Open  to  students  in  Forestry  who  have  had 
Drawing  1 and  2.  * Six  hours  a week.  Fall  semester. 

9.  Silviculture,  Field  Work. — A continuation  of  course  8.  It  in- 

cludes practice  in  thinning  and  work  in  planting ; practical  test  of 
germinating  quality  of  tree  seeds  and  a study  of  seedlings.  The  student 
is  required  to  make  a planting  plan  for  about  100  acres  of  land  and  pre- 
pare a map  of  the  tract.  This  course  should  be  preceded  by  courses 
6 and  7.  * Six  hours  a week.  Spring  semester. 

10.  Forest  Measurements. — Practical  instruction  in  the  woods  and 
in  the  office.  Some  recitations. 

(1) .  Woods  Work. — The  use  of  various  hypsometers  in  ascertaining 
the  height  of  standing  trees;  determining  the  contents  of  felled  and 
standing  trees  and  the  volume  of  stands ; study  and  use  of  American  log 
scales ; consideration  of  the  methods  of  measurement  used  in  the  United 
States ; study  of  the  rate  of  growth  of  trees  in  diameter,  height  and 
volume. 

(2) .  Office  Work. — Computing  the  data  obtained  in  the  woods;  cal- 
culating the  contents  of  logs  in  cubic  feet,  and  the  contents  of  trees 
and  stands  in  cubic  feet,  cords  and  board  feet ; use  of  graphic  methods 
in  determining  the  average  rate  of  growth  in  diameter,  height  and 
volume ; construction  of  tables  of  rate  of  growth,  volume  and  yield.*  Six 
hours  a week.  Fall  semester. 

11.  Forest  Measurements. — A continuation  of  course  10.  * Six 
hours  a week.  First  half  of  spring  semester. 

12.  Lumbering. — The  industry  considered  from  an  economic  stand- 
point ; an  account  of  the  methods  of  lumbering  in  the  different  parts  of 
the  United  States.  In  connection  with  this  course  the  student  is  expected 
to  spend  two  weeks  in  a lumber  camp  and  prepare  a written  report  on 


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the  operations  of  lumbering  in  that  locality.  Fall  semester.  Two-fifths 
credit  is  allowed  for  the  time  spent  in  the  lumber  camp  and  in  preparing 
the  report.  Open  to  students  taking  forestry  as  a major  subject.  Two 
hours  a week.  First  half  of  fall  semester. 

13.  Forest  Management. — Financial  and  economic  considerations ; 
the  normal  forest;  principles  and  preparation  of  working  plans.  Open 
to  those  who  have  taken  courses  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  and  11.  Two  hours  a 
week.  First  half  of  the  spring  semester. 

14.  Thesis  Work. — The  preparation  of  a thesis.  Throughout  the 
senior  year  as  arranged. 

15.  Wood  Technology  and  Forest  Products. — The  systematic  classi- 
fication of  the  commercial  American  woods  and  other  forest  products ; 
the  mechanical,  physical,  and  chemical  properties  of  wood;  methods  of 
identification  other  than  microscopic.  Elective  for  Seniors  majoring  in 
Forestry  and  for  all  other  students  who  have  taken  Biology  1 and  10. 


Biology 

Professor  Chrysler  ; Mr.  Conser  ; Dr.  Boring  ; 

The  course  in  General  Biology  forms  the  basis  for  work  in  both 
zoology  and  botany.  After  the  completion  of  this  course,  students  may 
register  for  courses  in  either  branch  of  the  subject. 

1.  General  Biology. — This  course  is  designed  to  be  part  of  the  educa- 
tion of  any  college  student  and  is  open  to  all  candidates  for  the  B.  A. 
degree,  as  well  as  to  more  special  students.  It  is  regarded  as  essential 
for  all  students  in  the  College  of  Agriculture,  including  those  taking  the 
Forestry  Curriculum,  as  well  as  those  intending  to  take  up  the  study  of 
medicine  or  to  follow  any  line  of  applied  biology.  It  deals  with  the 
fundamental  principles  of  biology  and  thus  forms  the  basis  for  further 
work  in  either  zoology  or  botany.  In  the  laboratory  each  student  studies 
with  the  microscope,  or  dissects  selected  animals  and  plants  from  the 
simpler  forms,  such  as  the  Protozoa  and  Algse,  to  the  complex,  such  as 
the  frog  and  lily. 

Recitations,  three  hours  a week;  laboratory,  f four  hours  a week. 
Throughout  the  year. 


Zoology 

2.  Entomology. — This  course  opens  with  the  study  of  the  anatomy 
and  development  of  insects,  after  which  typical  species  of  the  Orders 
are  studied  with  reference  to  their  structure,  habits,  life-histories,  and 
adaptations.  Due  attention  is  given  to  the  economic  problems.  General 
Biology  is  required  as  a preparation.  Recitations,  two  hours  a week; 
laboratory,  f four  hours  a week.  Spring  semester. 


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3.  Forest  Zoology. — This  course  deals  with  the  animals  that  are  of 
economic  importance  in  forests.  A portion  of  the  time  is  given  to  the 
study  of  economic  problems  with  which  mammals  and  birds  are  con- 
cerned and  the  remainder  to  the  study  of  the  habits,  life-histories,  and 
methods  of  control  of  injurious  and  beneficial  forest  insects.  Entomol- 
ogy is  required  as  a preparation.  Recitations,  two  hours  a week.  Fall 
semester. 


Botany 

4.  Plant  Histology. — The  microscopic  structure  of  the  higher 
plants ; the  various  tissues ; the  root,  stem,  leaf,  and  spore-bearing  or- 
gans; the  adaptations  of  plants  to  external  conditions,  considered  from 
the  standpoint  of  structure ; killing,  sectioning,  staining,  and  mounting 
of  plant  tissues.  This  course  must  be  preceded  by  General  Biology. 
Recitations,  two  hours  a week;  laboratory,  f four  hours  a week.  Fall 
semester. 

5.  Plant  Physiology. — The  plant  is  considered  from  the  stand- 
points of  its  activities;  absorption  and  transport  of  raw  material;  manu- 
facture, transport,  and  storage  of  food ; growth,  movement  in  response 
to  stimuli.  This  course  must  be  preceded  by  General  Biology,  and 
should  follow  Plant  Histology.  Recitations,  two  hours  a week;  labora- 
tory, f four  hours  a week.  Spring  semester. 

6.  Plant  Pathology. — The  diseases  of  plants,  especially  those 
caused  by  fungi ; destruction  of  timber  by  fungi ; methods  of  combatting 
plant  diseases.  This  course  must  be  preceded  by  General  Biology  and 
may  profitably  be  preceded  by  Plant  Histology.  Recitations,  two  hours 
a week ; laboratory,  f hours  a week.  Spring  semester  of  odd  years. 

7.  Forest  Botany. — (Dendrology). — This  course  consists  of  a system- 
atic study  of  trees  and  shrubs,  particular  attention  being  given  to  those 
of  the  eastern  states,  and  the  identification  of  them  in  summer  and  winter 
aspects.  Special  attention  is  given  to  the  forest  trees  of  commercial 
value  and  their  geographical  distribution.  Field  work  in  the  identifica- 
tion of  local  species  and  preparation  of  a forest  herbarium  are  required 
in  the  autumn  and  early  winter  months.  The  laboratory  work  includes 
a study  of  the  microscopic  structure  of  the  vegetative  and  reproductive 
parts  of  typical  gymnosperms  and  angiosperms  of  arboreal  habit.  This 
course  must  be  preceded  by  General  Biology.  Recitations,  two  hours  a 
week;  laboratory,  f four  hours  a week.  Throughout  the  year. 

Economics  and  Sociology 

Professor  Sprague 

1 a.  Political  Economy. — An  introductory  course  dealing  with  the 
general  principles  and  problems  of  modern  economics,  production,  dis- 
tribution and  consumption,  values,  commerce,  labor  problems,  and  vari- 
ous other  topics  in  this  field  of  study.  Required  of  junior  engineers  and 
of  all  who  take  course  ib.  Open  to  others  by  special  permission.  Text- 
book and  general  discussions.  Two  hours  a week.  Fall  semester. 


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Civil  Engineering 

Professor  Boardman  ; Professor  Brown  ; Assistant  Professor  Bean  ; 

Mr.  Kaulfuss  ; Mr.  Kittredge 

ia.  Peane  Surveying. — A course  on  the  general  principles  of  plane 
surveying;  instruments,  their  adjustments  and  uses;  the  variation  of 
the  magnetic  needle,  and  the  determination  of  the  true  north ; direct 
leveling ; land  survey  computations.  The  text-book  used  is  Breed  and 
Hosmer’s  The  Principles  and  Practice  of  Surveying,  Vol.  I.  Three 
hours  a week.  Last  twelve  weeks.  Fall  semester. 

2a.  Field  Work  in  Surveying.— The  use  of  the  chain,  compass, 
transit,  and  level.  This  course  is  given  before  the  student  has  received 
class  room  instruction,  and  is  designed  to  make  him  familiar  with  the 
uses  of  the  instruments,  such  as  running  lines,  turning  angles,  reading 
verniers  and  rods,  etc.  * Six  hours  a week.  First  six  weeks.  Fall 
semester. 

2b.  Plotting. — This  course  consists  chiefly  of  map  drawing  from 
field  notes,  by  the  different  methods  in  common  use.  * Four  hours  a 
week.  First  twelve  weeks.  Spring  semester. 

2c.  Field  Work  in  Surveying. — A continuation  of  course  2a.  This 
course  consists  of  original  surveys,  problem  work,  adjustment  of  instru- 
ments, note  keeping,  etc.  The  text-book  used  is  Pence  and  Ketchum’s 
Surveying  Manual.  * Six  hours  a week.  Last  six  zvceks.  Spring 
semester. 

3a.  Railroad  Field  Work. — The  survey  of  a railroad  about  three 
miles  in  length.  The  preliminary  and  location  surveys  are  made,  includ- 
ing running  in  the  curves,  obtaining  the  topography,  establishing  the 
grade,  and  setting  the  slope  stakes.  * Six  hours  a week.  First  nine 
weeks.  Fall  semester. 

3b.  Railroad  Office  Work.— The  office  work  of  mapping  the  notes 
taken  in  course  3a,  including  the  calculation  of  the  earthwork.  * Six 
hours  a week.  Last  nine  weeks.  Fall  semester. 

4.  Highway  Engineering. — The  location,  construction,  and  improve- 
ment of  country  roads  under  different  conditions  of  soil,  climate,  and 
traffic.  The  construction  and  maintenance  of  the  different  pavements 
on  city  streets.  Lectures  and  recitations.  Three  hours  a week.  Last 
twelve  weeks.  Fall  semester. 

5.  Drawing. — This  course  includes  topographical  drawing,  lettering 
and  tracing;  stereotomy,  giving  the  application  of  the  methods  of  de- 
scriptive geometry  to  the  preparation  of  drawings  for  arches,  retaining 
walls,  abutments,  bridge  piers,  etc.  * Six  hours  a week.  Spring  semester. 


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6a.  Advanced  Surveying. — This  course  consists  of  lectures  and  read- 
ings on  the  theory  of  base  line  measurement,  triangulation,  precise  level- 
ing, topographical  surveying,  and  the  use  of  the  plane  table,  and  is  a 
preparation  for  course  9b.  The  text-book  is  Breed  and  Hosmer’s  The 
Principles  and  Practice  of  Surveying,  Vol.  II.  One  hour  a week. 
Spring  semester. 

6b.  Advanced  Surveying. — This  course  consists  of  the  practical  appli- 
cation in  the  field  of  the  principles  given  in  course  9a.  The  work  is  given 
during  the  two  weeks  following  commencement,  and  counts  as  2-5  credit. 


Drawing 

Professor  Weston  ; Assistant  Professor  Grover  ; Mr.  Farnham 

1.  Drawing. — Instruction  and  practice  in  technical  freehand  drawing 
and  lettering,  in  the  care  of  drawing  instruments  and  their  use  in  ele- 
mentary problems  involving  right  lines,  circles,  conic  sections  and  ortho- 
graphic projections.  The  text-book  used  is  Anthony’s  Mechanical  Draw- 
ing. * Six  hours  a week.  Fall  semester. 

2.  Drawing. — A continued  study  of  the  methods  of  orthographic  pro- 
jection, isometric  projection,  oblique  projection,  accompanied  by  instruc- 
tion and  practice  in  the  making  of  working  drawings  and  tracings.  The 
text-book  used  is  Anthony’s  Mechanical  Drawing.  * Six  hours  a week. 
Spring  semester. 


Mathematics  and  Astronomy 

Professor  Hart  ; Assistant  Professor  Hamein  ; Mr.  Reed  ; Mr. 

Chambers;  Mr.  Wilbur;  Mr.  Graham 

1.  Solid  Geometry. — Solid  and  spherical  geometry,  including  original 
demonstrations  and  the  solution  of  numerical  problems.  The  text-book 
is  Bush  and  Clarke’s  Solid  Geometry.  Five  hours  a week  for  ten  weeks. 
Spring  semester.  Open  to  all  freshmen  who  did  not  offer  it  for  admis- 
sion. 

2.  Algebra. — A brief  review  of  the  theory  of  exponents,  quadratic 
equations,  and  the  binomial  theorem ; indeterminate  equations ; loga- 
rithms, including  practice  in  the  solution  of  numerical  exercises ; unde- 
termined coefficients ; partial  fractions ; exponential  and  logarithmic 
series,  and  the  computation  of  logarithms ; permutations  and  combina- 
tions ; theory  of  equations.  The  text-book  is  Hawke’s  Advanced  Alge- 
bra. Five  hours  a week.  Fall  semester,  last  six  weeks;  spring  semester, 
first  eight  weeks. 

4.  Plane  Trigonometry. — The  text-book  is  Taylor's  Trigonometry. 
Five  hours  a week.  Fall  semester,  first  twelve  weeks. 


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English 

Professor  Gray  ; Professor  Thompson  ; Assistant  Professor 

Weaver;  Mr.  Prince;  Mr.  Ketch  am  ; Mr.  

Two  credits  in  English  are  required  for  graduation.  Courses  3 and  4 
which  are  prescribed  for  freshmen,  give  1 1-5  credits.  The  remaining 
4-5  credit  is  regularly  obtained  by  taking  courses  ia  and  ib,  2a  and  2b, 
or  2c  and  2d. 


Courses  in  Composition 

3.  English  Composition  and  Rhetoric. — The  object  of  this  course 
is  to  give  training  in  writing  correct  and  clear  English.  One  composi- 
tion written  outside  of  class  and  about  two  themes  written  in  class  are 
required  each  week.  The  theoretical  work  consists  in  the  study  of  the 
fundamental  principles  of  good  usage  in  English  writing ; and  of  the 
narrative  and  descriptive  forms  of  composition.  In  illustration  of  the 
theory  many  selections  from  literature  are  studied.  This  course  is  pre- 
scribed for  freshmen.  Each  section  is  limited  to  twenty  students.  Two 
hours  a week  in  sections,  and  one  hour  a week  in  one  section.  Fall 
semester. 

4.  English  Composition  and  Rhetoric. — The  object  of  this  course 
is  the  same  as  in  course  3.  The  theoretical  work  consists  in  a study  of 
the  more  elementary  principles  of  exposition  and  argumentation.  Prac- 
tice in  making  outlines  and  briefs ; themes  and  fortnightly  essays.  This 
course  is  prescribed  for  freshmen.  Each  section  is  limited  to  twenty 
students.  Two  hours  a week.  Spring  semester. 

2a  and  2b.  Expository  Composition. — A lecture  course  of  one  hour 
on  the  theory  of  exposition.  A second  hour  is  devoted  to  writing  in 
order  to  cultivate  facility;  monthly  essays  and  conferences.  Two  hours 
a week.  Fall  semester.  One  hour  a week.  Spring  semester. 

2c  and  2d.  Argumentative  Composition. — A lecture  course  of  one 
hour  on  the  theory  of  argumentaion.  A second  hour  is  devoted  to 
making  briefs  and  writing  short  arguments  in  order  to  cultivate  logical 
methods  and  facility;  monthly  essays  and  conferences.  Two  hours  a 
week.  Fall  semester.  One  hour  a week.  Spring  semester. 


Courses  in  Public  Speaking 

ia  and  ib.  Public  Speaking. — The  purpose  of  this  course  is  to  give 
the  student  a practical  knowledge  of  the  fundamental  principles  of  effect- 
ive public  speaking.  The  work  of  the  first  term  consists  in  voice  train- 
ing by  means  of  practice  work  in  classes,  pronunciation  and  enunciation, 
reading  aloud  for  interpretation,  and  the  acquirement  of  ease  in  pose 
and  gesture.  During  the  second  term  the  training  thus  acquired  will 


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be  applied  to  the  delivery  of  model  public  orations,  and  especially  to 
speeches  of  the  students’  own  composition.  Special  attention  will  be 
given  to  the  correction  of  individual  faults.  Provided  their  other  work 
is  satisfactory,  the  eight  students  obtaining  the  highest  grades  in  this 
course  are  chosen  to  compete  in  the  sophomore  prize  declamations. 
During  the  year  the  sections  will  meet  once  a week.  The  assignment  of 
sections  is  made  by  the  instructor  in  the  second  week  of  the  semester. 


Chemistry 

Professor  McKee;  Associate  Professor  Easeey;  Mr.  Burghart; 
Mr.  Buswele;  Mr.  Whittier 

1.  Generae  Chemistry. — This  course  deals  with  the  general  princi- 
ples of  the  science.  Lectures  and  recitations.  Tzvo  hours  a week. 
Fall  semester. 

2.  General  Chemistry. — This  course  is  a continuation  of  course  i. 
It  is  mainly  devoted  to  a study  of  the  metallic  elements,  their  classifica- 
tion, compounds  and  chemical  properties.  Lectures  and  recitations. 
Three  hours  a week.  Spring  semester. 

3.  Laboratory  Chemistry.  Laboratory  work  to  accompany  course  1. 
jFour  hours  a week.  Fall  semester. 

4.  Laboratory  Chemistry. — A continuation  of  course  3 to  accompany 
course  2.  f Four  hours  a week.  Spring  semester. 


Agronomy 

Professor  Simmons 

1.  Soils. — Lectures  and  recitations  dealing  with  the  following: 
Fundamental  principles  underlying  the  science  of  agriculture,  topographic 
divisions  of  America,  soil  origin,  soil  types,  and  their  distributon ; the 
structure  of  various  types  of  soils ; soil  moisture,  soil  heat ; soil  aeration  ; 
principles  of  soil  tillage.  Considerable  attention  is  given  to  the  consid- 
eration of  the  relation  of  humus  to  soils  since  it  is  essential  to  good 
physical  condition  in  soil  and  to  its  capacity  for  holding  water.  Atten- 
tion will  be  given  to  the  important  question  of  reclaiming  worn-out 
soils.  Two  hours  a zveek.  Fall  semester. 

2.  Soil  Physics. — This  course  will  be  comprised  of  laboratory  exer- 
cises establishing  principles  outlined  in  the  lectures  in  the  preceding 
course.  It  will  deal  especially  with  the  subject  of  the  maintenance  of 
fertility  of  the  soil  by  judicious  cultivation.  Exercises  will  include 
the  determination  of  specific  gravity,  water  holding  capacity,  and  capil- 
lary power  of  the  various  types  of  soils.  The  mechanical  analysis  of  the 
various  types  of  soil  will  be  made.  * Three  hours  a zveek.  Fall  semester. 


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Geology 

Professor  L.  H.  Merriee 

5.  Geology. — A study  of  the  earth’s  history  and  development,  with 
especial  attention  to  structural  and  physiographical  geology.  Three  hours 
a week.  Fall  semester. 

6.  Economic  Geology. — An  elementary  course  in  applied  geology. 
The  course  will  include  a general  survey  of  our  mineral  resources ; and 
a study  of  rocks  and  their  uses  as  building  stone,  as  road  material,  and 
as  sources  of  lime  and  cement.  Tivo  hours  a week.  Fall  semester. 


Horticulture 

Associate  Professor  Hitchings  ; Mr.  Palmer 

8.  Landscape  Gardening. — A study  of  the  principles  of  landscape 
art  and  of  the  materials  used  in  making  landscape  pictures.  Special 
attention  given  to  the  improvement  of  the  home  grounds.  Open  to 
seniors.  Two  hours  a week.  Spring  semester. 

9.  General  Horticulture.- — An  introductory  course  designed  to  cover 
the  entire  field  of  horticulture  in  a general  way.  Intended  for  students 
who  desire  a general  knowledge  of  the  subject.  Elective  and  open  to  all 
students  of  the  University.  Three  hours  a week.  Fall  semester. 

Military  Science  and  Tactics 

Professor  Varnum 
1.  Military,  First  Year’s  Course. 

(a)  Practical: 

1 —  U.  S.  Infantry  Drill  Regulations,  to  include  the  School 

of  the  Battalion,  Advance  and  Rear  Guards,  Out- 
posts, Marches,  and  Ceremonies. 

2 —  Infantry  Target  Practice. 

3 —  Field  Service  Regulations. 

4 —  Guard  Duty. 

(b)  Theoretical: 

1 —  U.  S.  Infantry  Drill  Regulations,  to  include  the  School 

of  the  Company. 

2 —  Manual  of  Guard  Duty. 

3 —  Field  Service  Regulations. 

4 —  Small  Arms  Firing  Regulations. 

Required  of  all  students.  Three  hours,  or  the  equivalent,  a week  for 
the  freshman  year,  counting  one-fifth  credit. 


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2.  Military,  Second  Year's  Course. 

(a)  Practical: 

The  same  as  course  i (a). 

(b)  Theoretical  : 

1 —  U.  S.  Infantry  Drill  Regulations,  School  of  the  Bat- 

talion, Advance  and  Rear  Guards,  Outposts, 
Marches,  and  Ceremonies. 

2 —  Records  and  Official  Papers. 

3 —  Small  Arms  Firing  Regulations. 

4 —  Field  Service  Regulations. 

Required  of  all  students.  Three  hours,  or  the  equivalent,  a week  for 
the  sophomore  year,  counting  one-fifth  credit. 

3.  Military,  Third  Year's  Course. 

(a)  Practical: 

Duties  consistent  with  rank  in  carrying  out  (a)  in  courses 
1 and  2. 

(b)  Theoretical  : 

Assistant  instructors  over  those  taking  course  1 (b). 
Open  to  all  who  have  completed  course  2.  Three  hours,  or  the  equiva- 
lent, a week,  counting  one-fifth  credit. 

4.  Military,  Fourth  Year’s  Course. 

(a)  Practical  : 

The  same  as  for  course  3 (a). 

(b)  Theoretical  : 

Assistant  instructors  over  those  taking  course  2 (b). 
Open  to  all  who  have  completed  course  3.  Three  hours  or  the  equiva- 
lent, a week,  counting  one-fifth  credit. 

Physical  Training 

Professor  Wingaed 

1.  Physical  Training. — Class  formation  and  figure  marching;  set- 
ting-up drills ; free-arm  and  calisthenics  movements ; elementary  dumb- 
bell, wand,  and  apparatus  exercises.  * Two  hours  a week.  Fall  semester. 

2.  Physical  Training. — Intermediate  and  advanced  class  exercises 
and  combination  apparatus  work.  * Tzvo  hours  a week.  Spring  semes- 
ter. 


OBJECT  OF  THE  CURRICULUM 

The  forestry  curriculum  is  not  an  easy  one,  and  is  suitable  only  for 
students  who  have  good  health  and  a strong  constitution  and  are  more- 
over able  and  willing  to  stand  considerable  physical  exertion.  It  is 
meant  to  prepare  men  for  the  requirements  of  the  actual  work  that  they 


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will  have  to  do  after  they  have  completed  their  college  education,  and 
it  is  by  no  means  a sanitarium  for  those  who  simply  desire  to  lead  an 
out-door  life. 

The  aim  is  to  give  the  student  a liberal  education,  and  at  the  same 
time  impart  to  him  knowledge  which  is  of  the  highest  practical  value 
in  the  work  of  his  profession.  The  first  two  years  are  devoted  largely 
to  the  study  of  fundamental  and  accessory  subjects  of  the  utmost  im- 
portance in  the  later  work  of  the  curriculum  and  essential  to  success 
in  the  profession.  The  last  two  years  are  given  more  largely  to  Forestry, 
considering  it  from  the  theoretical  standpoint,  and  at  the  same  time  giv- 
ing due  consideration  to  the  practical  side ; during  these  two  years 
more  opportunity  is  given  also  for  general  culture  courses. 

Particular  attention  is  given  to  practical  field  work  and  demonstra- 
tions, and  also  to  the  collection  and  presentation  of  statistical  data  in 
report  form. 

Descriptions  of  the  Modern  Language  courses  and  elective  courses  as 
well  as  of  scholarships  and  prizes  offered  by  the  University  may  be 
found  in  the  University  catalog  which  will  be  sent  upon  request. 


LIST  OF  STUDENTS,  1910-11 

SENIORS 


Name 

Bearce,  George  Dunham 
Jewett,  John  Nelson 
Peckham,  Wentworth 
Pinkham,  Niles  Cassius 
Wood,  Harold  Grinnell 


Home 

Auburn 

Cherryfield 

Lewiston 

Portland 

Hallowell 


University  Address 
B 0 II  House 
2 X House 
B 0 n House 
3?  T A House 
2 A E House 


JUNIORS 


Houghton,  Lloyd  Everett 
Hussey,  Philip  Rodney 
Miller,  William  James  Henry 
Poole,  James  Plummer 
Sweetsqr,  Harlan  Hayes 
Thompson,  Lynwood  Burkett 
Webster,  Ernest  John 


Lee 

Patten 

South  Berwick 
Gloucester,  Mass. 
Cumberland  Centre 
Belfast 
Farmington 


$ K 2 House 
$ K 2 House 
3>  H Iv  House 
A T Q House 
202  Oak  Hall 
ioi  Oak  Hall 
2 X House 


SOPHOMORES 


Dyer,  Guy  Valentine 
Savage,  Ernest  Thompson 
Shepard,  Thomas  Dudley 
Smith,  Leon  Campbell 
Spencer,  Frank  Foss 


Calais  2 X House 

Bangor  Bangor 

Wellesley  Hills,  Mass.  Campus 

Topsham  3>  H K House 

Berwick  2 X House 


38 


UNIVERSITY  OR  MAINE 


FRESHMEN 


Name 

Anthony,  Benjamin  Bennett 
Atwood,  Charles  Raymcnd 
Chase,  Charles  Arthur 
Fowler,  Henry  Winslow 
Gren,  Axel  Henry 
Leavitt,  Harry  Ralph 
Newman,  George  Burgess 
Smith,  Frank  Allen 
Stevens,  Roland  Earle 
Towner,  Wayland  Dean 
Wadleigh,  John  Shepherd 
Wark,  William  Lucas 
Whitney,  Clarence  Alden 

SPECIAL 

Cole,  Joseph  Titcomb 
Danforth,  Franklin  Wendell 
Danforth,  George  Clapp 
Fiske,  Raymond  Houghton 
Fuller,  Richard 
Gregson,  Lawrence  Halliwell 
Towne,  Donald  Moore 

SUM 

Seniors 

Juniors 

Sophomores 

Freshmen 

Specials 


Horne  University  Address 

Wakefield,  Mass. 

2 X House 

Rum  ford 

2 A E,  House 

Scbec  Station 

A T A House 

Fort  Fairfield 

2 X House 

Bangor 

2o5  Oak  Hall 

Portland 

A T A House 

Fryeburg 

Iv  2 House 

Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. 

0 E House 

Belfast 

ATP  House 

Somerville,  Mass. 

2 T House 

A ugusta 

B 0 H House 

Windham 

0 E.  House 

Portland 

2 X House 

STUDENTS 

Kenn  ebunk 

2 A E House 

Skowhegan 

72  Main  St. 

Gardiner 

Main  St. 

Lincoln 

Peters  St. 

Salem,  Mass. 

B 0 H House 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

A T A House 

Madison 

2 X House 

7 

5 

13 

7 


Total 


37 


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Foresters’  Camp 


UNIVERSITY  OF  MAINE 


A Public  Institution  Maintained  by  the  State  and  the  Nation 
Established  1865 


College  of  Arts  and  Sciences 

Major  Electives  in  Biology,  Chemistry,  Economics,  Education,  English, 
German,  Greek,  History,  Latin,  Mathematics,  Philosophy,  Physics, 
and  Romance  Languages 


College  of  Agriculture 

Curricula  in  Agriculture,  Forestry,  and  Domestic  Science 
Special  and  short  courses.  Correspondence  and  lecture  courses 


College  of  Technology 

Curricula  in  Civil,  Mechanical,  Electrical,  and  Chemical  Engineering, 
Chemistry,  and  Pharmacy. 


College  of  Law  (Bangor) 
Agricultural  Experiment  Station 


For  Catalog  or  further  information,  address  : 

President  Robert  J.  Aley, 

Orono,  Maine 


